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The Wonderful World of 1968
Remember the songs?  Remember your first date?  Remember the Prom?  How about that favorite guy or gal?  Step into our doorway to the past and relive those "good ole days".
This page was last updated on: May 1, 2010
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Top Ten Songs:

"For Once In My Life"      "Love is Blue"       
"Green Tambourine" "Mrs. Robinson"
"Harper Valley P.T.A."      "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay"
"Hey Jude"       "The Look of Love"
"Honey"      "Wichita LineMan"


Headlines of 1968:

07 Jan - 1st Class Postage raised from 5 to 6 cents.
21 Jan - bomber carrying 3 kydrogen bombs crashed near Greenland.
23 Jan - North Korea captures U.S. spy ship, USS PUEBLO
13 Mar - Nerve gas testing kills 6,400 Utah sheep.
04 Apr - Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated at age 39.
05 Apr - Ralph Abernathy takes over Southern Christian Leadership
            Conference.
23 Apr - United Methodist Church formed.
01 Jul - 61 countries signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
18 Jul - Intel Corporation was incorporated
11 Oct - Apollo 7 launched.

Leaders
President:  Lyndon B. Johnson
Vice President:  Hubert H. Humphrey

Winners of 1968

    Best Movie .........................................  Oliver!
    Best Actor ..........................................  Cliff Robertson
    Best Actress .......................................  Katherine Hepburn
    World Series Champs ........................  Detroit Tigers
    Super Bowl Champs ..........................  Green Bay Packers
    Kentucky Derby Winners ....................  Dancer's Image
    Miss America ......................................  Debra Dene Barnes
    Golf U.S. Open Champ .......................  Lee Trevino
    Tennis Open Champ ........................... Arthur Ashe
    Emmy Winner ..................................... NET Playhouse

Would You Believe???

Flour, 5 pounds ...............................$     .47
Bacon, pound ..................................$    .81
Eggs, dozen .....................................$    .53
Milk, 1/2 gallon ................................$    .61
1 ct diamond ....................................$75.00
Pants, pair .......................................$12.90